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FAN ATTACHMENT. No. 402,283. PatentedApr. 30', 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT-L OFFICE.

JACQUES R. STETTHEIMER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR or ONE- I HALF TO WILLIAM N. OOTHOUT, or SAME rLAcE.

f FAN ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,283, dated April 30, 1889.

- Application filed April 24, 1888.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, J AooUEs R. STETT- HEIMER, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented cer- 5 tain new and useful Improvements in Fan Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of fanning attachments designed for application to an oscillating or reciprocatin g base-such as a rocking-chairfrom which motion is transmitted through the support to the fan proper; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more fully described,

- 2c and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is .a view in perspective of my improved fan at tachment. Fig. 2 is a detail View illustrating a one of the clamps. Fig. 3 illustrates a modiz 5 fied form of clamp. Fig. 4: illustrates the attachment of fan to its support.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

The standard or support A is formed of a single piece of wire twisted together to form the more rigid upper portion, a, which is united by arms I) with the opposite ends of the transverse cross-piece a, the latter constituting the central portion of the wire or rod from which the support is formed. At the lower end of the twisted portion a the wires diverge and are bent again to form the two supporting-rods'cl, each provided with a clamp, B, for detachably securing the standard to the back of the chair or other support, The standard A as a whole is bent or curved forward, so that the cross-piece 0 will project in ad Vance of the clamp B and above the head of a person seated in the chair.

other flexible material, is attached along its upper edge to a cross-bar or wire, e, whose opposite ends are bent around in the form of eyes or hooks e, said rod serving to hold the material extended and the eyes or hooks e as detachable suspension devices,they being ap The fan 0, preferably composed of cloth or Serial No. 271,737- (No model.)

plied to the cross-bare of the standard between the arms b thereof. The fan as thus constructed and loosely suspended upon the cross-bar of the standard is free to vibrate,

and its pendulous movements are augmented by the addition of a weight or weights to its lower edge-such, for example, as a rod, 6 which also serves to maintain the fan or ourtain expanded and flat.

The clamps B on the lower ends of the supporting-rods are preferably formed by doubling the wire, as at Z), against and parallel to the supporting-rod, curving or bending it over rearwardly and downwardly, as at 19 thereby forming a yoke, g, to receive the back of the chair or other support, one leg of said yoke being formed by the doubled wire I) and the other by the portion 12 the latter extended below the former and serving as a guide and support for a spring, f, whose lower end is curved or bent, as at f, and perforated for the reception of the wire. This spring is free to move upon the rod, so that its upper or free end can be swung orpushed into the yoke between the legs b 19 The back of the chair or other support is received and securely held between the spring f on the one side and the doubled wires 6 on the other, and in applying or removing the attachment the spring can conveniently be manipulated by grasping the curved portion f. In order to prevent marring the furniture, the free end or face of the spring, as well as the doubled wire I), is covered or clothed with some fabric or yielding material, preferably by slipping a section of rubber tubing, f over them, as indicated.

A knob or head, f, is applied to the end of the wire to prevent the spring) from slipping 0 off or being lost.

In lieu of the clamping devices described, formed integralwith the standard, other suitable clamps may be employed-as, for example, screws or a screw-clamp-ts shown in Fig. 3.

As h'ereinbefore mentioned, the standard in its most approved form is constructed of a single piece of wire, which is so manipulated as to form the two supporting-wires separated to form a wide base and give lateral strength to the upper section formed by twisting the 1 two supporting-wires together, while the middle portion of the wire is held a;.d sustained in position by the two arms formed by those portions of the wire extending from the fansupport to the twisted section.

The standard as a whole is flexible in the plane of movement of the fan or curtain, thereby assisting in eflfecting and prolonging the oscillating motion of the latter when the back of the chair or support is reciprocated, while lateral movement, such as would tend to swing the curtain to one side or the other, is prevented or in a great measure avoided.

By means of the sliding pivoted springs applied, as described, within the yokes at the lower end of the standard the clamps are adapted to be applied and conform to various forms and constructions of chair-backs.

Although I have described my fan as applied particularly to the backs of rockingchairs, it is perfectly obvious that it may be secured to cribs or hammocks and by slightly modifying the form of the clamps at the base may be secured to a horses bridle and swing above his head, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new is- 1. In an attachment such as described, the support A, constructed of wire bent and twisted, as described, to form a cross-piece, 0, arms I), and standards a (I, combined with clamps B, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In an attachment such as described, the

as at 1) b to form ayoke, of a spring attached to one leg of said yoke, substantially as described.

3. In an attachment such as described, the wire support A, bent and twisted together at or near the upper portion to form a support for the fan, and the supporting-wires d, constituting a continuation of said twisted portion and each provided with a clamp, B, adapted to engage the back of a chair or other support, substantially as described.

4. In an attachment such as described, the combination, with the support A, formed of a single piece of wire bent and twisted in the manner indicated to form cross-piece 0, arms I), upright 64, supports b, and yoke g, of the spring f, applied to leg I) of said yoke, substantially as described.

5. In an attachment such as described, and in combination with the yoke at the lower end for attachment to the chair-back formed by bending the wire upon itself, as at b, and parallel thereto, as at 12 the curved spring attached to wire b of the yoke and with its free end adapted to be moved into position between the arms b b of the yoke, substantially as described.

JACQUES R. STET"IIEIMER. lVitnesses: 7

GEO. B. SELDEN,

J. W. ORPHY. 

